I blame myself...

Rating: 3/10 (20 August 2013)

I blame myself for being sucked in by the good ratings/reviews. I always refer to IMDb to make sure a movie has a rating of at least 7 before watching. This is the first time IMDb has failed me and I cannot believe it. Am I finally growing up or has the majority become content with dumb movies? Great intro, got me interested. Huge robots fighting ginormous monstrous aliens. What could go wrong? Nothing, unless you enjoy a more exciting and intriguing story line. Huge tragedy for main character Raleigh Becket, cool... Already goes downhill from there. After the first fight, I asked myself, "Can they really not find any better way to counter the monsters than punching it with oversized fists?" Surely humanity isn't that retarded... but it is. Another fight included using a ship as a baseball bat, and crates as boxing gloves. 3/4 of the movie later, they used swords as a last resort that they had hidden away from the very beginning, and turned out to be the most effective weapon. As for character development, how did Raleigh Becket get Mako Mori to swoon over him? By simply existing? They barely exchanged any words and the broad be peeping through her door to stare at him like a little fan girl. Thanks for portraying an Asian woman in the military in such a pitiful way. The last Jaeger pilots that are supposed to be the best of the best included two American teams, one Russian duo, and one Asian trio. What a surprise it was when both the Russians and Asians went down with ease. I'm all for America, but seriously pointing out how great they are and then killing them off within seconds is pathetic. The high rating would be fine if Pacific Rim was an action/comedy... I give it a 3 purely for the awesome visuals. This is a film for my dad, the action junkie.